Fresh Pond Reservation

                   JANUARY 2005
          Programs at Fresh Pond Reservation

These events are FREE and open to the public. Children are welcome in the company of an adult.
 
ANNUAL POTLUCK SUPPER AND MEMBERS' MEETING
            
        Date:  Friday, January 7
        Time:  6:00 to 8:30 pm
        Location: Maynard Ecology Center
                  Basement of Neville Place
                  650 Concord Avenue, Cambridge

Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation is celebrating its third anniversary!  After the meal we will offer a brief summary of the year’s accomplishments followed by a roundtable discussion of what we might do in the future.  Join us if you are a member or would like to learn more about the Friends group.  RSVP (see below)

                WINTER TREE IDENTIFICATION

        Date: Saturday, January 15
        Time: 1:00 to 3:00 pm
        Location: Maynard Ecology Center
                  Basement of Neville Place
                  650 Concord Avenue, Cambridge

Maples and Oaks are the predominant hardwood trees in New England.  You can identify them, even in winter, by learning to use the “Winter Tree Finder” by Watts and Watts.” We will show you how! The Friends group has copies to lend or sell for $4.00. We will go out, so dress warmly

                  WINTER BIRD WALK

        Date: Sunday, January 16
        Time: 9:00 to 11:00 am
        Meeting Place: Neville Place Parking Lot
                       650 Concord Avenue, Cambridge

Bird watching is a pleasant way of being outside in January.  We will look for over-wintering songbirds
and waterfowl. Beginners are welcome.  We have a telescope to share and binoculars to lend-- and will show you how to use them.  Dress warmly!


            ANIMAL TRACKS AT FRESH POND
  A program for Families with Kids 5-11 year old.

        Date: Sunday, January 23
        Time: 1:00 to 3:00 pm
        Location: Maynard Ecology Center
                  Basement of Neville Place
                  650 Concord Avenue, Cambridge

Learn to read the stories that animals’ footprints tell.  We will look at tracks inside and outside and
will focus on identifying and reading tracks and other signs left by animals that use the Reservation.  Dress
for the weather, with boots for walking in snow or cold.

       SEASONAL ADAPTATIONS OF ANIMALS TO WINTER

        Date: Sunday, January 30
        Time: 1:00 to 3:00 pm
        Location: Maynard Ecology Center
                  Basement of Neville Place
                  650 Concord Avenue, Cambridge

People can put on a coat or stay indoors when the temperature plummets, but wild animals have to find other ways to survive. We will learn some of their secrets and look at examples outside. Dress warmly!
Recommended reading: Winter World: Ingenuity of Animal Survival (03 Edition) by Bernd Heinrich, $8, used, Amazon.

Please register  for each program you plan to attend. e-mail Elizabeth Wylde at friendsoffreshpond@yahoo.com or call Chief Ranger Jean Rogers at (617) 349-4793 and leave your name and phone number.

Offered by Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation and the Fresh Pond Ranger Program.

The Friends group's  "Year 2004 in Review" report can be read online at:

http://friendsoffreshpond.org/groupmeetings/annualwintermeeting2004/yearinreview2004.htm

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